east liberty station: realizing the potential - City of Pittsburgh

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ANALYSIS :
EAST LIBERTY STATION
East Liberty has historically been
one of the most important mixed use
neighborhoods in the City of Pittsburgh.
It also has a long history as a transit
destination and transfer point. The
neighborhood was also the site of one of
Pittsburgh’s more ambitious and ultimately
unsuccessful urban renew schemes.
Today the neighborhood is experiencing
a renaissance reemerging as a retail and
entertainment destination for the city’s
East End after a twenty year hiatus.
East Liberty Station sits to one side of
the commercial district, adjacent also
to high density residential sections of
Shadyside and the business district along
Highland Avenue. Both the station itself
and the sites immediately adjacent to it
are prime candidates for transit oriented
development, offering an opportunity to
support the ongoing revitalization of the
neighborhood.